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Damiao, who has been capped 14 times by Brazil, is a long-term target for the Premier League outfit with failed attempts to capture his signature dating back to 2011.

However, the 23-year-old insists he aims to remain at Internacional "for a long time".

"[Internacional's] president Giovanni Luigi knows I always wanted to stay at Internacional, regardless of any offers that could come," Damiao told Brazilian newspaper Correio do Povo.

"I certainly thank Tottenham [for their interest], they are a big club in Europe, but my focus is on Inter.

"I hope to help Inter for a long time, I have a long contract and I am very happy and focused."

Tottenham boss Andre Villas-Boas admitted shortly after the January transfer deadline that a summer move for Damiao was improbable with the north London club’s interest in the striker “probably finished”.

“Could it [a deal for Damiao] happen in the summer? No I don’t think so, it’s probably finished now," the Portuguese told reporters.

“The player has been linked recently with Spurs, we’ve made it public before that it’s a player that we chase, but we couldn’t agree on the full conditions so we’ve moved on.”